Liverpool FC season 08/09

[sweeps]

we were without gerrard from september to november in 04, winning 4 games, drawing 2 and losing 2. gerrard's first game back we lost to birmingham :?

in his current form, we aren't going to miss him

[Judge Judy]

we were without gerrard from september to november in 04, winning 4 games, drawing 2 and losing 2. gerrard's first game back we lost to birmingham :?

in his current form, we aren't going to miss him

you will miss him, his the link from defence to upfront!

we've had no link from the defence to upfront, or if we have, it's been going through alonso. gerrard has been ineffective in every match i've seen of him this season

[sweeps]

ok, fair point. but gerrards a class act and a leader at your club.
you cant afford to have him off the park, it deflates the team!

[totsreds08]

with gerrard being out, we will hopefully buy somebody before sunday. + mascherano back this week and lucas which is good

[totsreds08]

Liverpool's progress to the Champions League group stage has come at a cost after Rafael Benitez revealed that Steven Gerrard will undergo a groin operation on Thursday.
The Reds boss admitted it was a blow to lose his skipper but is hopeful he will make a speedy recovery after he played the full 120 minutes of Liverpool's extra-time win at home to Standard Liege.

"I'm disappointed because Gerrard will have an operation tomorrow," he said.

"He has a groin problem. We knew it could be like this and I was surprised when I was reading some of the newspapers saying he has to play and has to start. Now he will have an operation and will be out for 10-15 days.

"It isn't too long but he needs to have it because he has been having pain with it. When he went with the national team we knew he had a problem and in the first-leg too.

"I was talking with the doctor yesterday and today we talked with him (Gerrard). He said he would play with pain and after it he would have an operation.

"He knew he had to keep going tonight and did so because he knew he was having it tomorrow."

[GiveNgog]

Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

[totsreds08]

Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

yeah would like to see alonso get forward. reckon he could maybe score and give a few good through balls but i do hope gerrard is back for the man u match

[sweeps]

give Lucas some fuckn game time. He is a Superstar in the making.
If Liverpool dont treat him right, he'll leave and you guys cant afford that.
He is young, got plenty of talent, so PLAY HIM!

[LeBron]

Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

He's ONLY the heart & soul of our club.....Yeah we wont miss him

[LeBron]

I farrken hate these KUNTS!!!!


Liverpool's owners take another hefty blow

Postponement of stadium building casts further doubt on credibility of Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr to drive club forward

The troubled regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr at Liverpool suffered another severe blow last night when it emerged that they are preparing to postpone construction of the club's new stadium because of difficulties raising the funds in an unforgiving financial market.

Hicks and Gillett had hoped that the building of a 60,000-capacity stadium on the site at Stanley Park, barely a quarter of a mile from the club's Anfield home, would start within weeks, dispelling some of the concerns about their ability to drive Liverpool forward. But their apparent failure to do so casts further doubt about their credibility as owners, increasing the pressure on them to sell to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.

The American tycoons will play down the significance of this latest setback, saying that the market conditions are not favourable for such large-scale borrowing, but, 18 months after they bought the club, pledging that building would start “within weeks”, it is another embarrassment that they could do without. According to one source, they were recently told by the Royal Bank of Scotland that they could borrow the money required for the £350million project on the condition that they could put up £200million in guarantees, but they have been unable to do so.

The Hicks-Gillett regime has appeared doomed since it emerged that they had invited Dubai International Capital (DIC), the private-equity investment arm of the Dubai Government, to buy a minority stake last October. Hicks blocked DIC's bid to buy the club for £400million earlier this year, but the Dubai interest remains, albeit now presented as a consortium headed by Sheikh Mohammed, rather than under the DIC banner. The Dubai consortium still expects Hicks and Gillett, whose relationship remains tense, to return to sell within months, aware that their most recent refinancing package is up for renewal in January, albeit with the option of a six-month extension.

[GiveNgog]

Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

He's ONLY the heart & soul of our club.....Yeah we wont miss him

Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then theres something fuckn wrong.

[sweeps]

Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

He's ONLY the heart & soul of our club.....Yeah we wont miss him

Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then theres something fuckn wrong.

big games though, crunch games!
Villa, Everton, and then.....MAN UNITED!

[GiveNgog]

Can't see him missing the United game..he'd play through the pain if he had to just to be in that game..
Villa and Everton will be big tests..But even without Gerrard they're tests we should be able to overcome.

Oh and I've come to the conclusion that Keane is waiting until we play Spurs to open his account

[Judge Judy]

give Lucas some fuckn game time. He is a Superstar in the making.
If Liverpool dont treat him right, he'll leave and you guys cant afford that.
He is young, got plenty of talent, so PLAY HIM!

he was getting starts and playing really well with dani pacheco in preseason before he went to the olympics.

[sweeps]

give Lucas some fuckn game time. He is a Superstar in the making.
If Liverpool dont treat him right, he'll leave and you guys cant afford that.
He is young, got plenty of talent, so PLAY HIM!

he was getting starts and playing really well with dani pacheco in preseason before he went to the olympics.

play him in gerrard's spot in the weeks that gerrard isn't there!
let him gel with the team.
quality player. be good trest for him to play villa, everton and man u!

[Judge Judy]

he's started in big games before.. namely chelsea, arsenal and inter..

[sweeps]

he's started in big games before.. namely chelsea, arsenal and inter..

i know that. but give him more time, more oppurtunity!

[Judge Judy]

ok!

[LeBron]

Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then theres something fuckn wrong.

big games though, crunch games!
Villa, Everton, and then.....MAN UNITED!

Not sure where you got Everton from????

31 Aug, 2008 Aston Villa
13 Sep, 2008 Manchester United
16 Sep, 2008 Olympique Marseille
20 Sep, 2008 Stoke City
27 Sep, 2008 Everton

Sat 6 Sep
2010 World Cup Qualifier

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Wed 10 Sep
2010 World Cup Qualifier

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[sweeps]

you are correct. sorry
i think i got everton from someone else's post on this topic.

why such a long break between games vs villa and man u?

[LeBron]

you are correct. sorry
i think i got everton from someone else's post on this topic.

why such a long break between games vs villa and man u?

Think this might answer your question

Sat 6 Sep
2010 World Cup Qualifier
ANDORRA
v
ENGLAND

Wed 10 Sep
2010 World Cup Qualifier
CROATIA
v
ENGLAND

[Judge Judy]

I SAID EVERTON, NOT SURE WHY, WHAT A FRUIT

[totsreds08]

if there is an england match, does that mean gerrard may be back for the man u match?

[LeBron]

Can't see him missing the United game..he'd play through the pain if he had to just to be in that game..
Villa and Everton will be big tests..But even without Gerrard they're tests we should be able to overcome.

Oh and I've come to the conclusion that Keane is waiting until we play Spurs to open his account

Mate....you make me laugh at times

He's having an op to fix his groin problem.....1st you really don't know how the op went & how long his recovery will be....Rafa may say between 10-15 days but until they get in there and have a look at what's wrong you/me/they don't know....could well be 10-15 days but it also could be longer....2nd.. Why after having an op to fix the problem would he come back and play in pain???...so he can tear it again and be out for months????

Also with your "Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then there's something fuckn wrong.".....I understand what your saying but in my eyes.....HE WILL BE MISSED

[GiveNgog]

Can't see him missing the United game..he'd play through the pain if he had to just to be in that game..
Villa and Everton will be big tests..But even without Gerrard they're tests we should be able to overcome.

Oh and I've come to the conclusion that Keane is waiting until we play Spurs to open his account

Mate....you make me laugh at times

He's having an op to fix his groin problem.....1st you really don't know how the op went & how long his recovery will be....Rafa may say between 10-15 days but until they get in there and have a look at what's wrong you/me/they don't know....could well be 10-15 days but it also could be longer....2nd.. Why after having an op to fix the problem would he come back and play in pain???...so he can tear it again and be out for months????

Also with your "Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then there's something fuckn wrong.".....I understand what your saying but in my eyes.....HE WILL BE MISSED

No doubt..

Oh and btw, I made that comment based on what Rafa has said. Obviously nobody but him and the doctor knows whether the surgery went well, or how long he will take to recover. But I think if Rafas comments are close to the mark, theres no way in hell he would miss the United game.

[Judge Judy]

won't be missed!

[mattieg1200]

[quote="LFC8Not really sure we'll miss Gerrard too much.. Masch will keep Barry in check, Alonso will hopefully play like he wants to be out there and we should be alright.
Masch back, Gerrard out.
I know they're different kinds of players but it doesn't sound like a bad trade off for the time being.

He's ONLY the heart & soul of our club.....Yeah we wont miss him

Yeah but it's one game, maybe two. If we can't go one or two games without Gerrard then theres something fuckn wrong.[/quote]

big games though, crunch games!
Villa, Everton, and then.....MAN UNITED![/quote]

Wen we play Everton ??? Isnt it just Villa then United ???

[GiveNgog]

Yeah it's just Villa then United, he got the Everton thing wrong.

[mattieg1200]

Yeah it's just Villa then United, he got the Everton thing wrong.

well i hope gerrards fit for united cuz thats a huge game where we could go clear..

[GiveNgog]

Yeah it's just Villa then United, he got the Everton thing wrong.

well i hope gerrards fit for united cuz thats a huge game where we could go clear..

Yeah picking up a decent amount of points against the other top teams could go a long way towards a title challenge..I'm calling it now..Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd. Mascherano the scorer hahaha